Niagara Falls are massive waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York, 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side of the border and American Falls on the United States side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls also is located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island. Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly-formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water fall over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.
The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 1800s.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Semi Pro
Semi Pro is a movie based in the 70's about basketball team. Will Ferral plays Jackie Moon, the main character, who is a player, the coach and the owner of the team. It is about the Flint-Michegan Tropics who play in the ABA trying to make it into the top 4 of the table. If they get to the top 4 then the team gets to play in the NBA. Now that the team has a goal, Jackie Moon trades the team washing machine to the Kentucky Colonels for a star player, Ed Monix. Supporting cast include André Benjamin who plays Clarence "Coffee Black".
Saturday, April 12, 2008
A list of my phobias.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.(I don't know why so don't ask me, Just when I think about infinity I start to get scared and feel sad. P.S I won't get scared if you say out loud "infinity", I'll most likely start laughing at you)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space. (I get the same feeling as I get when I think about infinity).
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.(not because its the devils number or that mumbo jumbo, its just thats my unlucky number).
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. (I just find it scary that I could be alive and and slowly, slowly die of starvation or dehydration. Also relates to Cleithrophobia).
Spongephobia - (I HATE being touched by sponges. Honestly if someone touches me with a sponge it would run away. Far, far, far away).
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space. (I get the same feeling as I get when I think about infinity).
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.(not because its the devils number or that mumbo jumbo, its just thats my unlucky number).
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. (I just find it scary that I could be alive and and slowly, slowly die of starvation or dehydration. Also relates to Cleithrophobia).
Spongephobia - (I HATE being touched by sponges. Honestly if someone touches me with a sponge it would run away. Far, far, far away).
New Zealand Taekwondo Open
In this video I am competing in the New Zealand Open for Taekwondo. The fight usually lasts 3 rounds but in this fight it only goes for one and a bit. In Taekwondo if you get a lead of seven points you win the fight. How do you score? Well, a good strong kick to the body gets you one point and a good kick to the head gets you two and in some occasions three. This is only one of my fights in the competition. In the end I placed second, losing to a 17 year old.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Why English(the language) can be annoying.
You’ve gotta admit, it’s a pretty stupid language. I’d hate to be a foreigner trying to learn it. Here’s 21 reasons why English is a pain in the butt.
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen on how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen on how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Adelaide Sevens
In the weekend the Adelaide sevens was going down. If you don't know what sevens is, it's rugby union with seven players and instead of each half being 40 minutes long they are 7 minutes long.
The South Africans had just come off a 26-12 loss against New Zealand the previous weekend at the Hong Kong Sevens.New Zealand had a struggle to reach the final, needing a late Zar Lawrence try to overcome 2007 Adelaide champions Fiji 17-14 in the semifinals and relying on another late try by skipper DJ Forbes to edge out Tonga 19-14 in the quarterfinals.
The final was between New Zealand and South Africa. Both are outstanding teams with x-factor players such as Tamasi Cama(pronounced Dama) for New Zealand and Fabien Juries for South Africa. Fabien Juries scored two of the three tries the game. The game ended at 15-7 to South Africa and also ended New Zealands 47 consecutive winning streak.The South Africans showed more verve and pace in the final, often catching out the Kiwis with swift ball movement and superior pace.
If you don't watch sevens rugby I think you should. It is a great sport with plenty of action if you don't like watching 80 minutes of rugby then get a drink, relax and watch a game of sevens. How bad could it be? If you don't like it, it's not like you wasted a lot of time it's only 14 minutes.
The South Africans had just come off a 26-12 loss against New Zealand the previous weekend at the Hong Kong Sevens.New Zealand had a struggle to reach the final, needing a late Zar Lawrence try to overcome 2007 Adelaide champions Fiji 17-14 in the semifinals and relying on another late try by skipper DJ Forbes to edge out Tonga 19-14 in the quarterfinals.
The final was between New Zealand and South Africa. Both are outstanding teams with x-factor players such as Tamasi Cama(pronounced Dama) for New Zealand and Fabien Juries for South Africa. Fabien Juries scored two of the three tries the game. The game ended at 15-7 to South Africa and also ended New Zealands 47 consecutive winning streak.The South Africans showed more verve and pace in the final, often catching out the Kiwis with swift ball movement and superior pace.
If you don't watch sevens rugby I think you should. It is a great sport with plenty of action if you don't like watching 80 minutes of rugby then get a drink, relax and watch a game of sevens. How bad could it be? If you don't like it, it's not like you wasted a lot of time it's only 14 minutes.
Zoo Trip
Yesterday we went to the Auckland Zoo. I think this trip was way better than the Museum trip earlier this year. I really enjoyed myself mainly for the reason that I hadn't been to the zoo for about 3 or 4 years. My favourite animal had to be the Sea lion because when I went in to see them, two of them were fighting. Was it just me or was this trip a little more crazy then the others? There were two giraffes expressing their feelings for one another right in front of everybody and someone had to go to the doctors for a tetanus shot from being bitten by a meerkat. Personally, I wasn't surprised that our school had to be called back to the starting point over the loudspeaker for being irresponsible. But the thing I can't believe is that people were smoking, thats right smoking, in the meerkat tunnels. Another con about the zoo was the price of food and stuff from the cafe. A small 300ml bottle of Coke was $3.20! I know, thats expensive. The one hour talk we had was SO boring. I didn't learn much but I still payed attention throughout it. After that Rory and I went to Aussie Walk and put on a fake Australian accent and started teasing the Kangaroos and stuff. All in all it was a mega-awesome trip and I rate it 8.5/10, making it the best trip so far.
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